Georgia § 40-14-7 - Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-14-7 — Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-14-7. Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated.
Except as provided for in Code Section 40-14-18, no stationary speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, college, or university law enforcement officers where the vehicle from which the device is operated is obstructed from the view of approaching motorists or is otherwise not visible for a distance of at least 500 feet. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, § 7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1968, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 30; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1057, § 6/HB 978.) The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted "Except as provided for in Code Section 40-14-18, no" for "No" at the beginning of this Code section.
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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